Re: [Flexradio] [Flex radio] KPA500 great accessory for Flex rigs

2012-01-09 Thread Tony Estep
On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 10:22 PM, Jim Jerzycke kq...@verizon.net wrote: Of course now that I have one of the Hercules DJ Control boards, and can spin knobs with my Flex 5000, I think the Kenwood's days are numbered! Agreed, Jim. The best thing about the FT1000 series and their

Re: [Flexradio] [Flex radio] KPA500 great accessory for Flex rigs

2012-01-09 Thread Jerry Flanders
At 10:05 AM 1/9/2012, Tony Estep wrote: On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 10:22 PM, Jim Jerzycke kq...@verizon.net wrote: Of course now that I have one of the Hercules DJ Control boards, and can spin knobs with my Flex 5000, I think the Kenwood's days are numbered! Agreed, Jim. The best

Re: [Flexradio] [Flex radio] KPA500 great accessory for Flex rigs

2012-01-08 Thread Jim Cox
- From: vtnn...@comcast.net Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 6:42 PM . To: Flex Radio Subject: [Flexradio] KPA500 great accessory for Flex rigs I recently built an Elecraft KPA500 amp to use with my 5000A and have to say that it was money well spent. There were many QSO’s that the amp helped

Re: [Flexradio] [Flex radio] KPA500 great accessory for Flex rigs

2012-01-08 Thread Bruce Beard
Message- From: vtnn...@comcast.net Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012 6:42 PM . To: Flex Radio Subject: [Flexradio] KPA500 great accessory for Flex rigs I recently built an Elecraft KPA500 amp to use with my 5000A and have to say that it was money well spent. There were many QSO’s that the amp

Re: [Flexradio] [Flex radio] KPA500 great accessory for Flex rigs

2012-01-08 Thread Tony Estep
On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 7:25 PM, Jim Cox jcox...@bellsouth.net wrote: ...I believe the K3 has  a variable DSP filter... == Correct. Roofing filters and DSP filters are two different things. The K3 has DSP filters with variable shift/width, as do nearly all modern radios, including Flex, Yaesu,

Re: [Flexradio] [Flex radio] KPA500 great accessory for Flex rigs

2012-01-08 Thread Jim Jerzycke
The FT-1000D was strictly an analog radio, with no DSP enhancements. The FT-1000MP was the first Yaesu radio with DSP. 73, Jim KQ6EA On 01/09/2012 01:59 AM, Tony Estep wrote: On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 7:25 PM, Jim Coxjcox...@bellsouth.net wrote: ...I believe the K3 has a variable DSP

Re: [Flexradio] [Flex radio] KPA500 great accessory for Flex rigs

2012-01-08 Thread Tony Estep
On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 8:09 PM, Jim Jerzycke kq...@verizon.net wrote: The FT-1000MP was the first Yaesu radio with DSP. == You're right, Jim, I was confused. Actually I had a FT1000MP for many years and loved it. The DSP was pretty good, although not like the ones we enjoy today. It had

Re: [Flexradio] [Flex radio] KPA500 great accessory for Flex rigs

2012-01-08 Thread Jim Jerzycke
I had one, too, but I never really liked it. It was a good radio, but the audio always sounded noisy and artificial to me, and it was tiring to listen to. I got rid of it and got a Kenwood TS-850, then a TS-950, and finally a TS-950SDX, which I still have. I've always enjoyed the Kenwood